City, officials answer suit, deny former city court clerk's claims

Defendants deny former city court clerk's claims

12:38 AM,
Aug. 19, 2013

Written by

Jesse Bass
American Staff Writer

The City of Hattiesburg, Mayor Johnny DuPree and last term's City Council have answered a lawsuit filed by a city court clerk, denying most of the claims made by Sharon Mark in her Forrest County Circuit Court suit.

The suit seeks unspecified actual, compensatory and punitive damages for a number of claims including slander.

Mark alleges she has been the victim of intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of implied contract, outrage, negligence, menace and privacy violation, all in connection with an investigation into the city court system that began last year. ...